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    House Democrats elect Hakeem Jeffries as Congress’ first Black party leader

    by Nolan D. McCaskill, Los Angeles Times Nov 30, 2022 4 minutes
    House Democratic Caucus Chair Hakeem Jeffries, D- N.Y., departs a leadership election meeting with the Democratic caucus in the Longworth House Office Building on Capitol Hill Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022, in Washington, D.C..

    WASHINGTON — House Democrats tapped Rep. Hakeem Jeffries of New York on Wednesday to lead them in the next Congress, and elected California Rep. Pete Aguilar as House Democratic Caucus chair.

    The historic selection of Jeffries as the incoming minority leader means he will replace Rep. James E. Clyburn, D-S.C., in January as the highest-ranking African American member of the House and become the first Black lawmaker to lead either party in the chamber.

    In addition to Aguilar, Jeffries will be joined in the top tier of leadership by Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Mass., as minority whip.

    Democrats say their new leadership team is reflective of America’s diversity.

    Clark will become the second woman in congressional history to serve

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